The Best of Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have … Read Full Bio ↴Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977. They have released a string of hit singles, becoming best known internationally for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (1985), which topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. Other commercially successful singles include "Glittering Prize" (1982), "Someone Somewhere in Summertime" (1982), "Waterfront" (1983) and "Alive and Kicking" (1985), as well as the UK number one single "Belfast Child" (1989).

Simple Minds have achieved 24 top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, including eight top 10 and one number one, and 26 albums on the UK Albums Chart, including 22 top 40 albums, 12 top 10 albums and five number one albums: Sparkle in the Rain (1984), Once Upon a Time (1985), Live in the City of Light (1987), Street Fighting Years (1989), and Glittering Prize 81/92 (1992). They have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, and were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s. Simple Minds have also achieved considerable chart success in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and New Zealand. Despite various personnel changes, they continue to record and tour.

In 2014, Simple Minds were awarded the Q Inspiration Award for their contribution to the music industry and an Ivor Novello Award in 2016 for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors (BASCA). Other notable recognitions include nominations for both the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction and MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in 1985, nomination for the Brit Award for British Group in 1986 and for the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group in 1987. "Belfast Child" was nominated for the Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 1990.

The nucleus of Simple Minds consists of the two remaining original members, Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (electric and acoustic guitars, occasional keyboards after 1990, saxophone and violin). The other current band members are Ged Grimes (bass guitar), Cherisse Osei (drums), Sarah Brown (backing vocals), Gordy Goudie (additional guitar and keyboards) and Berenice Scott (keyboards). Notable former members include Mick MacNeil (keyboards), Derek Forbes (bass guitar), Brian McGee and Mel Gaynor (drums).

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Discography
Life in a Day (1979)
Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
Empires and Dance (1980)
Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call (1981)
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)
Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
Once Upon a Time (1985)
Street Fighting Years (1989)
Real Life (1991)
Good News from the Next World (1995)
Néapolis (1998)
Our Secrets Are the Same (1999/2004)
Neon Lights (2001)
Cry (2002)
Black & White 050505 (2005)
Graffiti Soul (2009)
Big Music (2014)
Acoustic (2016)
Walk Between Worlds (2018)
Direction of the Heart (2022)
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The Best of Simple Minds
Simple Minds Lyrics


Alive and Kicking You turn me on You lift me up Like the sweetest cup…
All The Things She Said Don't you look back on a big lost world Crying out…
Belfast Child When my love said to me Meet me down by the…
Biko September '77 Port Elizabeth weather fine It was business as…
Don't You (Forget About Me) (Hey, hey, hey, hey) Won't you come see about me I'll be…
Ghostdancing Cities, buildings falling down Satellites come crashing down…
Glitterball Full of doubt, took the easy way out Always said they…
Glittering Prize Shine on, shine the lights on me In all of my…
Hypnotised I can feel the whole world spinning around, I'm losing…
I Travel Cities, buildings falling down Ideal homes falling down Thes…
Kick It In Love gives me poetry Stays up all night and puts a…
Let It All Come Down So let it all come, let it all come down Let…
Let There Be Love Secrets of lovers Whisper tonight Broken down angel Got lost…
Life In A Day Life in a day The price that you pay For time that…
Love Song In coats of many colour Reptile man drop Stay below it [Repe…
Mandela Day It was 25 years they take that man away Now the…
Promised You a Miracle Promised you a miracle Belief is a beauty thing Promises pro…
Real Life Paula came from Washington with long golden hair Twenty eigh…
Sanctify Yourself Is this the age of the thunder and rage Can you…
See the Lights Summer's gone winter's in your eyes I can feel the thunder…
She's a River Shadow let go There's something you should know I just found…
Someone Somewhere in Summertime Stay, I'm burning slow, with me in the rain Walking in…
Speed Your Love To Me I couldn't sleep a wink last night I'd love to hold…
Stand By Love You know my heart beats rhythm and my dreams still…
Sweat in Bullet Airmobility Dressability Tranquil You'll never meet again Ey…
The American Here comes the wake The speed-decade shake I see you wake, s…
The Real Life Paula came from Washington with long golden hair Twenty eigh…
Theme for Great Cities Instrumental Lyrics : J Kerr Music : Simple Minds (C) EMI…
This Is Your Land This is your land It's the way it was planned Sky to…
Up On the Catwalk Up on the catwalk, a big wheel is spinning And Dollars…
War Babies See the white clouds roll in Spirits lying next to me Catch…
Waterfront Get in, get out of the rain I'm goin' to move…


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